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<paragraph blockId="39.[319,586,502,527]" box="[319,586,502,527]" pageId="39" pageNumber="259">VOGELKOP MOSS SKINK</paragraph>
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(
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BPBM 6917 (field tag MCT 3820), adult male, collected by
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at
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,
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,
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(WGS 84), (“
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,
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(N = 2):
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:
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: same locality as holotype (BPBM 6919–20;
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)
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.
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A medium-sized species of
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(adult SVL 56.0–
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), characterized by the unique combination of frontoparietals unfused; supraorbital ridges not pronounced; posteriormost supralabial fragmented by horizontal suture; nuchals single pair; paravertebral scales 69–77; mid-body scale rows 34–36; 4
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digit on front foot no longer than 3
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toe; mid-dorsum irregularly spotted with small to medium-sized dark brown spots continuing onto tail; light brown dorsolateral stripes present, either fragmented or continuous, framed medially by dark brown spots; flanks dark brown flecked with small white spots; unfragmented light brown lateral stripes present; in preservative, uniform light brown coloration on abdomen, thighs, precloacal region, tail and chin that lacks brown spotting; palmar and plantar surfaces light brown.
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Comparisons:
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differs from
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and
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in having a higher count of paravertebral scales (69–77 vs.
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all others) and irregularly placed small dark brown spots on the dorsum (vs. one or two mid-dorsal rows of large dark brown spots).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="259">Lobulia vogelkopensis</emphasis>
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further differs from
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and
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in having light brown lateral stripes (vs. absent).
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Description of the
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:
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Rostral broad and shallow, wider than deep, projecting slightly onto top of snout; nasals more or less rectangular, separated by rostral and frontonasal contact, projecting anterodorsally onto dorsum of snout; nostril circular, centred within nasal; frontonasal large, with seven sides, extending laterally to slightly above the level of nares, separated from frontal by prefrontal contact; prefrontals large, in narrow medial contact, bordered ventrolaterally by two loreals; supraoculars four, anterior three in contact with frontal, posterior two in contact with frontoparietals; frontal kite shaped, widest anteriorly; frontoparietals single pair in medial contact, in narrow contact with frontal; interparietal of roughly similar area to single frontoparietal, kite shaped, widest anteriorly; parietal eye spot absent; parietals in contact behind interparietal, in contact anteriorly with frontoparietals, posteriormost supraocular and two pretemporals; nuchals single pair, transversely enlarged, wider than long, separated from secondary temporal by a single intercalated scale. Anterior loreal smaller than posterior loreal, higher than long; posterior loreal longer than high; lower preocular roughly square in shape; upper preocular much smaller, longer than high; presuboculars two; postsuboculars three, lowest interdigitated between subocular supralabial and penultimate supralabial; lower eyelid scaly, moveable, with a clear palpebral disc considerably smaller than size of ear opening; supraciliaries nine, anteriormost not in contact with frontal, posteriormost projecting medially and interdigitated between posteriormost supraocular and upper pretemporal; primary temporals two, lower interdigitated between sixth and seventh supralabials; secondary temporals two, upper larger and overlapping lower; supralabials seven, fifth in contact with small scales of lower eyelid, posteriormost fragmented by horizontal suture; postsupralabials two; ear opening moderately large and oval shaped, with lobules along anterior margin. Mental single; postmental single, contacting two anteriormost infralabials; infralabials eight; enlarged chin shields four pairs, the first two pairs in medial contact, third pair narrowly separated by single medial scale, fourth pair separated by three medial scales; posteriormost chin shield in contact with antepenultimate infralabial. Body scales smooth, in 34 rows at midbody; paravertebral scales 77; medial precloacal scales enlarged, overlapping lateral precloacals. Scales on dorsal surface of 4th toe in two paired rows proximally, single row distally beginning at third interphalangeal joint, three single scales; subdigital lamellae under 4th toe 23, smooth. In preservative (
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), base dorsal coloration coppery brown, with many irregularly placed dark brown spots no more than a single scale long or wide, continuing along dorsum and tail; light brown unfragmented dorsolateral stripes present, framed medially by row of dark brown spots one to two scales long; lateral field dark brown, speckled with light brown spots a single scale wide; light brown unfragmented lateral stripe present, extending from ear opening to hindlimbs; head similar in coloration to dorsum; dark brown spotting present on head scales; ventral, palmar and plantar surfaces uniform light brown.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis box="[163,290,424,445]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Variation:</emphasis>
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Adult body size 56.0–
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SVL (mean = 57.4, SD = 1.2,
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<emphasis box="[427,469,455,476]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3). Single female (
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) larger than both males (56.0–
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). Forelimbs 35.7– 41.3% of SVL (mean = 37.7%, SD = 3.2,
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<emphasis box="[586,626,516,537]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3). Hindlimbs 41.6–47.8% of SVL (mean = 45.0%, SD = 3.1,
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<emphasis box="[644,684,547,568]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3). Scale rows at midbody 34–35 (mean = 35, SD = 1,
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<emphasis box="[641,682,578,599]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3); paravertebral scales 69–77 (mean = 72.7, SD = 4,
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<emphasis box="[698,742,608,629]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3). Lamellae under 4th toe 19–23 (mean = 21, SD = 2,
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<emphasis box="[707,747,639,660]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3); single supradigital scales on 4th toe 3–4 (mean = 3.3, SD = 0.6,
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<emphasis box="[285,330,700,721]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">N =</emphasis>
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3). BPBM 6920 has nuchals as wide as long; primary nuchals separated from secondary temporals by two smaller intercalated scale on left side and one on right. Supraciliaries eight with anteriormost in narrow contact with frontal in BPBM 6920, nine with anteriormost not in contact with frontal in BPBM 6917 and 6919. Presubocular single in BPBM 6920, two in BPBM 6917 and 6919. Primary temporal single in BPBM 6919 and 6920, two in BPBM 6917. Supralabials seven in BPBM 6917 and 6920, eight in BPBM 6919. Infralabials seven in BPBM 6920, eight in BPBM 6917 and 6919. Infralabials posterior to contact with chin shields, one in BPBM 6920, two in BPBM 6917 and 6919. Colour pattern generally similar to
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, but size of dark brown spots varies between individuals, and BPBM 6920 has fragmented dorsolateral stripes.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="40.[163,778,1225,1339]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">
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<emphasis box="[163,291,1225,1246]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Etymology:</emphasis>
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Suffixed form of Vogelkop with the Latin
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<emphasis box="[163,234,1256,1277]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">–ensis</emphasis>
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, denoting place, in reference to the Vogelkop, Dutch for ‘Bird’s Head Peninsula’,
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, in reference to where the
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series was collected.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="40.[163,779,1382,1435]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">
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<emphasis box="[163,308,1382,1403]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Known only from the
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locality in the Arfak Mountains of
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,
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<collectingCountry box="[645,760,1413,1435]" name="Indonesia" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="40.[163,780,1478,1899]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">
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<emphasis box="[163,272,1478,1499]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Remarks:</emphasis>
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Genetic data for
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<emphasis box="[485,686,1478,1500]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. vogelkopensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are not available. Furthermore, it is only known from the Arfak Mts, almost
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west of the other currently described species of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Greer" authorityYear="1974" box="[268,353,1570,1591]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis box="[268,353,1570,1591]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lobulia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, although this gap in distribution likely represents a lack of sampling in Indonesian New
|
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rather than an actual absence. Therefore, the exact phylogenetic relationship of this species to other species of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Greer" authorityYear="1974" box="[190,277,1693,1714]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis box="[190,277,1693,1714]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lobulia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is uncertain. However, based on its scalation (unfused frontoparietals) and general coloration,
|
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vogelkopensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. vogelkopensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is likely more closely related to
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<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Kraus" baseAuthorityYear="2020" box="[659,779,1754,1776]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="elegans">
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<emphasis box="[659,779,1754,1776]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. elegans</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and its related species rather than to
|
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Zweifel" authorityYear="1972" box="[596,779,1785,1807]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brongersmai">
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<emphasis box="[596,779,1785,1807]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. brongersmai</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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and
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[213,381,1816,1837]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmorata">
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<emphasis box="[213,381,1816,1837]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. marmorata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and the presence of light coloured lateral stripes suggests an affinity to
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[579,729,1846,1868]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">
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<emphasis box="[579,729,1846,1868]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName=", Kraus" authorityYear="2020" box="[163,281,1877,1899]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lobulus">
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||
<emphasis box="[163,281,1877,1899]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. lobulus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="40.[827,1443,197,311]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">
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<emphasis box="[827,1002,197,218]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Reproduction:</emphasis>
|
||
Viviparous. Only a single gravid female was collected, with a litter size of two, but litter size is presumably variable in this species, as in other members of the genus.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="40.[827,1444,352,650]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">
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<emphasis box="[827,1090,352,373]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Conservation status:</emphasis>
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Population size and trend unknown. The
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<specimenCount box="[1001,1191,382,404]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
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are only known from a single location, with an area of occupancy of a single
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<quantity box="[827,886,444,466]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" unit="km" value="4.0">4 km</quantity>
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cell. The
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locality is roughly
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|
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from a protected area, the
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03EF4E777C30CA52FF46FE64255CFD2D:8E99A9BA7C3FCA52FBA3FE6F25C6FE54" box="[1043,1440,474,496]" country="Guinea-Bissau" county="Data Deficient" municipality="Therefore" name="Pegunungan Arfak Nature Reserve" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Pegunungan Arfak Nature Reserve</location>
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||
. No records of the species exist later than the 1960s, and
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03EF4E777C30CA52FF46FE64255CFD2D:8E99A9BA7C3FCA52FC8BFDAC2388FD89" box="[827,1006,536,558]" country="Guinea-Bissau" county="Data Deficient" municipality="Therefore" name="Indonesian New" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Indonesian New</location>
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<collectingCountry box="[1011,1092,536,558]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Guinea</collectingCountry>
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||
is poorly sampled.
|
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<collectingMunicipality box="[1296,1405,536,558]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Therefore</collectingMunicipality>
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||
, an assessment of this species will require more information than is currently available, and we recommend assigning a status of
|
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<collectingCounty box="[948,1109,628,650]" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Data Deficient</collectingCounty>
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to
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||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[1143,1331,628,649]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="40" pageNumber="260" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vogelkopensis">
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<emphasis box="[1143,1331,628,649]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="260">Lo. vogelkopensis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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